Compiègne

[ kawn-pyen-yuh ]

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noun

a city in N France, on the Oise River: nearby were signed the armistices between the Allies and Germany 1918, and between Germany and France 1940.

Compiègne

/ kɔ̃pjɛɲ /

a city in N France, on the Oise River: scene of the armistice at the end of World War I (1918) and of the Franco-German armistice of 1940. Pop: 41 254 (1999)

She repaired to Compiègne, a city already besieged by the enemy, which she wished to relieve.

All over Europe it was as much talked of as the camp of Compiègne itself, with all its pomp and prodigious splendor.

On the contrary, as far as he is concerned, we might conclude that it occurred before the deliverance of Compiègne.

It would seem that at that time the leaders of the royal army had the intention of marching on Compiègne.

Between the 22nd and the 25th of July he three times summoned the inhabitants of Compiègne to surrender.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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